The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is

19.6° C

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	31	28	26	25	25	12	12	12	12	10	13	19	18	17	18	32	32	32	35	40	39	115	132	109
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	NE	N	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SE	ENE	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:11AM1.13m				7:38PM1.78m				7:50AM1.20m				8:12PM1.82m				8:26AM1.26m				8:45PM1.82m
Low Tide		1:44AM0.39m			12:53PM0.27m					2:16AM0.32m				1:32PM0.24m				2:47AM0.28m				2:10PM0.24m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	15	19	21	21	19	18	16	14	13	16	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	13	15	16	17	18	17	16	16	14	19	20	19	17	14	11	10	8	13	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ENE 6	SE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	6	5	5	4	7	3	3	11	7	5	13	19	18	16	18	32	32	32	35	40	29	29	19	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 5	ESE 11	ENE 5	SE 4	ENE 5	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6	NE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	31	28	26	2	25	3	3	6	10	10	5	7	13	13	13	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 11	ENE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 6	ESE 11	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—
kJ	4	2	2	25	2	12	12	12	12	3	12	14	17	17	17	2	2	2	2	2	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	3	5	4	5	39	115	132	109
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	40	40	29	40	40	29	149	94	94	149	0	0	46	0	0	13	11	12	12	45	45	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	5	5	4	6	4	8	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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